St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-12
HIS NAME WANTED.
a Country Editor Warmly ROasts
St. Paul Citizen Who Is
Charged With Deserving His


In regard to case of deSerti0n in the
GLOBE a few days ago, the Sank Rap
ids Seminal has the following editorial
comment:
The st. Paul DAILY GLOBE of DecI
1, in its article ''YiSiting the Poor"
speaks thus of one of st. Paul'S mer-
chants Oh account of his outrageous
treatment of his wife and little children.
When he appeOlS for mercy, it is to be
hoped that he will be dealt with as he
has dealt with them. Here is what is
said of him:
1t were gross fiattery to call one a
wretch ard atravesty on the word TO
call ham a man. who, possessed of
means, would willfully desert a gentle
wife and three handsome children,
throw them upon the doubtful mercy of
an unsympathetic world. and refuse to
subscribe penny toward their support.
Such case, it is stated by Mr.. Hutch
ms. has been unearthed-that of no
other than well known st. Paul mer-
chant and the only reason thus far adj
Vanced for his conduct is that he is in
saneIy jealous of his wife. He refuses
to live with her, and Mr.. Hutchins
and three well-knOwn ladies of
the auxiliary corps to the society find
this action. according to the wifeS
story, totally unwarranted by any con-
duct on her part. Yesterday two of these
ladies went to the merchant and be-
seeched him for aid for his starving
wife. After an hours struggle they
succeeded in obtaining So, and, together
with little of their own money. the
ladies made the little family quite COM
Portable temporarily. They say that. i'll
her words, so cruelty has he wrOnged
her that even in her restitution Sh C is
trying to secure a divorce, but naturally
she is hampered in this for want Of
means. People who are accustomed to
plenty suddenly becoming dispossessea
of everything. as i'll her case, can well
appreciate this poor lady's embarrass-
ment in res0rting to an appeal for aid
to charitable institution. Nothing can
be done save take care of her. and as
vet no definite action has been decided
on. as the society deems this an unusual
sort of case. The man refuses to do
anything and threatens to deprive her
of the children.
Why, in the name of Heaven. if there
is man in st. Paul so mean as the one
spoken of in the above extract, does the
GLOBE not give his name, and let the
brute be known to the world as the
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Minnesota? Further, is there no law
compelling a man of means to support
his wife and helpless little children? If
not, let us have one as quickly as posi-
BILE. This mans crime is equal to
ATTEMPTED MURDER,
and he should be known throughout the
land. From the distress and misery
which seems to prevail to such an alarm
ing extent in st. Paul, would it not be
well for that city to devote part of the
peoples money to alleYiating these aw-
misunderstanding cases of hunger. cold and
nakedness, as well as to lavishly expend
large sums to entertain rich politicians
and noted strangers, and squander thou
sands in other unnecessary ways while
hundreds of worthy poor people in their
midst are suffering agOnieS untold for
want of clothing, food and fuel? Would
it not be we'll for the great, the wealthy,
the gay, the flonrishing city of st. Paul.
and really one of the most beautiful
cities in the Union, to mercifully care
for its worthy poor first. and seek their
many pleasures afterwards? And then
would il not be well for the authorities
of that city to compel all such inhuman
fiendS as the merchant referred to
above to support comfortably his help
less wife and little ones?